congratulations to the treasure beach community CDRT group. well done peeps and all the best.

What was the disaster that they responded to?

We would like to add our congratulations to the CDRT Team.

The following persons participated in and passed the 10 day training program sponsored by the Jamaica Red Cross for Caribbean Community Resilience to Disaster Risk Project and the Disaster Response Team. The installation ceremony was held on Wednesday at the TBWG.

Ellen Dillon
Carvel Ebanks
Estella Ebanks
Matthew Ebanks
Misheka Foster
Haylian Moxam
Janiene Myrie
Vincent Parchment
Christopher Parchment (First Aid only)
Nickesha Strachan - Team Leader
Russhane Dawkins
Verine Ebanks
Totiana Hutchinson
Donna James
Alacia Miller
Glenda Parchment
Saredia Trenchfield

The project achievements include:

*Baseline Study
*Community Awareness Meeting
*Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA)
*First Aid Training
*Micro Mitigation Project
*Community Disaster Response Plan
*Implementation of the Family Disaster Plan
Community Disaster Response Team Training Course including light search and rescue training; psychosocial support program; basic disaster management; shelter management; damage assessments; fire safety; and water and sanitation.

We are very grateful to these individuals who took the time to volunteer to be trained including traveling to Mandeville for some of the training. This is truly an enhancement to the community.

This program was sponsored in partnership with The Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Red Cross, The office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Social Development Commission, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, The Parish Council, The Fire Department, Ministry of Health, NSWMA and JRC volunteers empowering communities to reduce risks for disasters.

You can view photos here or by the link in the Photo Gallery.

What was the disaster?

Judging by what Rebecca wrote, it was a training program.

Congrats to all that attended. Things like this are important in times of crisis!

Well Done to all and congratulations all around.

All those persons are responsible for evacuating persons during a disaster example: hurricanes, earthquake, flooding etc, they are also responsible for doing the cutting down of trees or bushes or roadways and cleaning up after a disaster. they are like the next emergency team in treasure beach.

Congratulations to all those involved in the CDRT training, what a great contribution to the whole community. The deed of selfless responsibility in helping others in times of need is admirable and heartwarming.

All those who took the training is BRAVE and COU-RAGE-OUS. Congrat-u-lation is due. This means sac-ri-fi-cing YOUR OWN LIFE for others.

You may have to swim in deep waters to rescue some-one drowning. (a life guard,a fire-man/woman, a stroke victim, an elect-tre-cuted person, etc;)

Are YOU willing to die?? With know-ledge and wisdom, COMES re-spon-si-bil-it-y.

All the very best with YOUR train-ing experience.

KEEP-UP the very GOOD WORK: (YOU can get a good job,or volunteer any where YOU may re-side.(live)